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In route to a new Puerto Rico

Submitted on 4 April 2008 - 11:02am

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After nine months of works, professionals from several disciplines formulated a short and medium term strategic plan, using the Alliance for the Development of Puerto Rico as a platform, an organization that was a result of the efforts of the Committee for Puerto Rico 2025 that has as a goal to adopt a vision that propels the transformation of the Island. The Strategic Plan includs recommendations in 15 socioeconomic areas including education, agricultura, environment, development, community, competitivity, infrastructure and innovation, among others. A total of 25 non-government organizations participated in the creation of the plan.

How do you want that cooked?

Submitted on 2 April 2008 - 2:26pm

This article is reproduced by CienciaPR with permission from the original source.

Iguanas arrived to Puerto Rico in the 70's, when it was popular to have exotic animals as pets. With time their owners released them, when seen they could grow up to 7 feet. Today they have adapted in the Island and they have become a nightmare: they obstuct jetways and roads, invade yards, detroy crops and they are a threat for the ecosystem. A pair of biologists are suggesting that iguanas should be included in our menus to help reduce their population.

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